Blockbuster strikes! The highlights of the 2023 International Virtual Reality Innovation Conference are a sneak peek

Popular Network reporter Xu Ming reported from Qingdao

Are there countless parallel worlds with different histories and realities in the universe? Although the industry has different views on this, simulating the multiverse through virtual reality technology and exploring the mystery of parallel universes has become one of the feasible means recognized by the scientific community to bring science fiction into reality. As a new engine for the development of the digital economy, virtual reality technology is accelerating the deep integration of the digital economy and the real economy with its advantages of high innovation, strong penetration and wide coverage, leading the optimization and upgrading of the industrial system.

In order to deeply implement the spirit of the Shandong Province Digital Economy High-quality Development Work Conference, seize the historical opportunity of a new round of development competition, concentrate on expanding advantageous industries such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence, accelerate the construction of the world's leading virtual reality R&D and manufacturing highland, the national artificial intelligence innovation and application pilot area, and comprehensively strengthen the new advantages of high-quality development of the digital economy, from September 21 to 22, the 2023 International Virtual Reality Innovation Conference will be held in Laoshan District, Qingdao. The conference was hosted by the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Shandong Province and the People's Government of Qingdao Municipality, and organized by the People's Government of Laoshan District of Qingdao Municipality, Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology, Qingdao Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, and China Electronics Information Industry Development Research Institute.

On the basis of the five sessions that have been successfully held, this conference will integrate gatherings, exhibitions and competitions, set up a series of "1+1+7" forum activities, simultaneously carry out industrial docking, display of core product achievements of key enterprises and the finals of artificial intelligence innovation and entrepreneurship competitions, unite all parties to continue to expand the international virtual reality field cooperation and exchange platform, promote the integration and innovation of virtual reality and artificial intelligence industry, continue to expand the depth of informatization and digitalization, and help build a modern industrial system.

It is worth noting that this conference not only gathers academicians and experts, leading enterprises, scientific research institutes, industry associations, venture capital institutions and other industry leaders to jointly release heavy achievements, but also takes the lead in introducing cutting-edge technologies in the field of virtual reality and artificial intelligence, and integrates to create creative forms such as virtual and real host space interaction, parallel space synchronous display, 2D real scene + naked-eye 3D void illusion, etc., which will create an industry feast where virtual reality and artificial intelligence intersect.

Construct a parallel space: the metaverse sub-venue realizes virtual and real interaction

Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other five departments jointly issued the "Three-Year Action Plan for the Innovation and Development of the Metaverse Industry (2023-2025)", which clearly pointed out that the metaverse is an advanced form of integration between the digital economy and the real economy, which is expected to lead the development of the next generation of the Internet through the mutual promotion of virtual and real economy, accelerate the high-end, intelligent and green upgrading of the manufacturing industry, and support the construction of a modern industrial system.

So, how to build a virtual mapping of the physical world by grasping the characteristics of the virtual and real integration of the metaverse? It is reported that this conference takes "parallel world" as the design concept, and synchronously constructs a virtual open metaverse parallel world digital venue, so as to realize the guests' synchronous feeling, live broadcast and synchronous communication in the real space and the metaverse parallel space. At the same time, the conference also introduced AIGC metaverse character intelligent generation technology, based on large model construction to realize the environment switching of virtual and real characters of guests and audiences.

At that time, the conference will also display elements such as Laoshan Mountain City and Industrial Park in the form of virtual reality, and the sea of stars in the data stream light is exciting. Of course, in which region is the "parallel world" modeled? Who are the virtual and real hosts?...... Many suspense will be revealed one by one at this conference.

A series of blockbuster releases: policy guidance, academic feast, case practice

In recent years, Shandong Province has seized the opportunity of a new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, and cultivated strategic emerging industries represented by virtual reality from a high starting point. The "Three-Year Action Plan for Promoting the High-quality Development of the Virtual Reality Industry" launched this year proposes to accelerate the formation of a "1+4+N" industrial layout centered on Qingdao, linked by Jinan, Weifang, Yantai and Weihai, and coordinated by other cities.

It is reported that with the release of the "Three-Year Action Plan for the Innovation and Development of the Metaverse Industry (2023-2025)" at the national level, the latest metaverse industry support policies in Shandong Province will also be released at this conference, and a series of achievements and application cases of the virtual reality industry in Shandong Province will also be announced.

In addition, "Global Artificial Intelligence Big Model Research Report", "Virtual Reality Head-mounted Display Device Product Quality Analysis Report" and other heavy achievements will be released at this conference; The release and award of the "2023 China Outstanding Digital Human Enterprise Directory" will be held simultaneously.

As a vane of the development of the international virtual reality industry, this conference will organize dialogues between academicians at home and abroad, keynote speeches by industry leaders and 7 parallel sub-forum links to discuss new trends in virtual reality development from the aspects of top-level design, technology application, industrial development, and practical results, and explore new paths for the integration and development of virtual reality and artificial intelligence.

Brave tidehead: Laoshan District accelerates the creation of a new highland of VR & AI

In 2022, Qingdao clearly proposed to break through the development of ten emerging industries such as integrated circuits, new displays, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence, and plan to build the first batch of 15 professional parks to revitalize the real economy and accelerate the high-quality development of advanced manufacturing. Among them, among the 7 major professional parks that have been listed, Laoshan District occupies 2 seats, namely: Qingdao's first unveiled professional park - Qingdao Virtual Reality Industrial Park; In 2023, Qingdao's first unveiled professional park - Qingdao Artificial Intelligence Industrial Park.

Behind the vigorous momentum must be thick and thin. Laoshan District, which began to lay out the virtual reality industry in 2016, has gathered about 70% of the country's virtual reality scientific research strength, and 13 virtual reality high-end research and development institutions have settled here, forming a first-mover advantage in industrial development. In particular, the National Virtual Reality Innovation Center (Qingdao) plays an important role in the national virtual reality industry map.

In the field of artificial intelligence, Laoshan District aims at the core resource of the industry - computing power, takes the lead in laying out artificial intelligence dual computing power center in China, takes "Qingdao Intelligent Computing Valley" as the central park, links Haier Science and Technology Innovation Ecological Park and Hisense Global R&D Center, and "one valley and two wings", becoming an intelligent computing hub based in Qingdao, radiating Shandong and even the region north of the Yangtze River, and also laying a strong computing power foundation for further undertaking the transfer of global artificial intelligence innovation resources. At present, Laoshan District has 13 innovation platforms above the provincial level in the field of AI, gathering a number of industrial backbone enterprises such as Shuguang and Donghua Software, as well as 170 industry application enterprises and related institutions such as Haier and Hisense, and the scale of artificial intelligence industry has reached 11 billion yuan.

At present, digital technologies such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence are being fully integrated into all fields and processes of human economy, politics, culture, society and ecological civilization construction, bringing extensive and profound impacts to human production and life. The 2023 International Virtual Reality Innovation Conference with the theme of "Symbiosis of Reality and Intelligent Connection of All Things" will further enhance the core competitiveness of the development of the digital economy in Qingdao and Laoshan District, promote the optimization and upgrading of the industrial structure through digital empowerment, broaden the future development space of the industry, and help build a new highland for the development of the country's leading digital economy.